Freevo can display some useful info on a LCD/ VFD display device.

Steps to configure:

• Install the LCD/ VFD display hardware.

• Install the Linux lcdproc daemon (http://lcdproc.sourceforge.net/).

• Start LCDd located in /etc/init.d
• Install PyLCD software located in the freevo/contrib/runtime directiory (pylcd is discontinued and no longer to be installed from the Net).
  • cd freevo/contrib/runtime
  • tar xvf pylcd-0.2.tar.gz
  • cd pylcd-0.2
  • python setup.py install

• Lastly, enable freevo's LCD plugin. See instructions at GeneralPlugins/LCD